Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-07-29
BRIEFS.

pointment is considered special recog-
milton by the agricultural interests. IL
gives general satisfaction.
Six members ofthe Hagerstown Bicycle
! Club had an eighteen mile race Monday
evening, by way of the Williamsport
and Cearfoss turnpikes. The race was
won by Harry Dayhoff in one hour and
twenty six minutes and twenty-sX Sec
onds, with Emory Miller close second.
Mr.. Jos. McNamee, Of Martinsburg,
while on his way home from Harper's
Ferry, one day last week, and while
riding on the platform of cabOose,
was thrown to the ground by the sudden
stoppage of the train. His collar bone
was broken and he sustained other inju-
ries.
The Bishops of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South have issued an address
setting forth the urgent need Of more
money for the foreign missionary work,
and suggesting that the week beginning
August Sth be observed as week Of
prayer for the cause of missions and Of
liberal giving.
Mr.. Gideon Bantz, aged about IS
years, one of the most prominent and
respected citizens of Frederick, Nd,
dropped dead last week. He had been
suffering from complication of dis
eases for some time past. He was a
brother-in-law of Hon. Henry G. Davis,
of West Virginia.
Mr.. II. c. V. Campbell, of Gerards-
town, w. Va, who is candidate for
the ministry under care of Winchester
Presbytery, and who is supplying the
Presbyterian Church at Harper's Ferry
for the summer, will preach ut Kear-
neysville Sunday morning and at Shep-
herdstown Sunday night.
Geo. w. Harper, who was nominated
for State Treasurer by the Democratic
convention at Cleveland, Ohio, last
week, is a grandson of he founder of
Harper'S Ferry in this county. He and
two brothers reside in Greene county,
Ohio, and arc wealthy. Mr.. Harper is
an uncle of the wife of James NJ. Engle,
of Washington, ID. c.
The light seen by some of the resi-
| dents of this town about 8 o'clock MoE-
day night was caused by the burning of
the barn of Mr.. John Pope, near
WilliamSport, Md. The barn was
struck by lightning and totally destroy
ed, together with its contents, includ-
ing valuable horse. The loss is Very
! heavy, and we understand there is no
insurance.
Charlestown and the southern portion
of this county was visited by another
severe storm last Thursday. The rain
| fell in torrents, and there was also some
hail. Two horses belonging to Mr..
Newton Moore were killed by Il stroke
of lightning, numerous telephone poles
were struck, haystacks blown down,
chimueys upset, and considerable other
damage done to houses, crops and tim
| Der.
The heavy rain of last Monday night
caused TWO bad breaks in the canal. One
of these is in the "big pool, on the four
| teen mile level, between Hancock and
Williamsport. There is break in the
bank about 70 feet long. There is a
similar break about Il mile and a-half
below the first one. Two weeks will
probably be required to make repairs,
and there will be about that much delay
in navigation.
The Harper's Ferry Mill case was
heard by Judge Jackson, at Parkers
burg, last week, and an injunction was
refused. Judge jackson entered an
| order directing the plaintiff to institute
| an action at law u find out 10 whom
this property rightfully belongs, aud
| required Slavery To give IL bond of $40 900
to idemnify the complaint against dam
ages in the event that the defendants
| failed in the action ut law.
| There was an extremely heavy storm
in Berkeley county, this State, and
Washington county, Md, last Monday
evening. The heaviest part of the storm
did not reach this section, but seemed to
| hang in the northwest. Monday night
| the Potomac rose three or four feet, and
was as muddy rs Il duckpond. y num-
| Der of dams were swept out of Mill
! creek, in Berkeley county, and consid-
cradle d image was done by the flood.
According to the Baltimore american
of Wednesday, Mr.. Will Morgan, Of
! Gerards'Own, and who is well-known
here, having been Il student of Shepherd
! College, has created quite cOmmotion
in Bel kelley county. He was in love
with Miss Lee Bowers, daughter of the
late John 5. Bowers. but there was OPP
position to the marriage. On Tuesday
he drove to her residence, she leaped
into his buggy, and off they went at a
furious pace, not stopping until Fred
erick, Md, was reached, where the
lwain were made one.
AS Mr.. John b. Cunningham. of
Bunker Hill, was returning home from
Martinsburg on Tuesday, his horse be-
came frightened when short distance
beyond the big Spring" and ran off,
threw him out of his wagon and dislo-
Gated his arm. He was dragged some
distance before he could disentangle
himself from the reins. Mr.. Cunning
ham went into the house of Mr.. Collins
and a physician was summoned from
town, who succeeded after some diff